dynamic_risk_assessment.xlsx

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1	Scuba Diving & Marine Conservation Course - Dynamic Risk Assessment
2	Course Overview
3	Program	Scuba Diving and Marine Conservation
4	Duration	10 weeks (2 dives/day, 1 day/week for 5 - 10 days)
5	Instructor	Jennifer Bloodworth
6	Location	Runaway Bay Marina
7	Max Students per Course	4
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10	Risk Rating Key
11	Likelihood	Score	Severity	Score	Resultant Risk Score
12	Rare	1	Minor (First aid only)	1	13-16	Extreme
13	Possible	2	Moderate (Medical treatment required)	2	8-12	High
14	Likely	3	Major (Serious injury / hospitalisation)	3	4-7	Medium
15	Almost certain	4	Critical (Fatality or permanent disability)	4	1-3	Low
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17	Identified Hazards & Control Measures
18	Boat
19	Hazard & potential risk	Risk Before Controls	Control Measures	Residual Risk	Responsible Person
20	Falling off boat leading to taking on water	12	PADI standards include swim test, pre-dive health checks, constant supervision, oxygen on site. Captain briefs 'man-overboard' procedures daily. Life jackets worn during boat transport. All ropes and stripping hazards stowed carefully before departure.	4	Instructor
21	Boat / propeller strike	9	Surface at marker buoys only, DSMB to be deployed if surfacing over 3m from buoy. Divers surface hand over head.	3	Skipper/Instructor
22	Weather / sea conditions unsafe	8	Assess before dive, captain & instructor reschedule if unsafe	2	Instructor
23	Sea conditions leading to sea sockness	2	Students instructed to take Kwells tablets before boat travel	1	Instructor
24	Sun exposure leading dehydration or heat injury	6	Shade, hydration, sunscreen all available on the boat. Students to being additonal water and hat, and reef safe sunscreen	2	Instructor/Skipper
25	Injuries incurred during manual handling of equipment	4	Lifting techniques are explained and practised daily. Students will not lift equipment onto/off of the boat.	2	Instructor
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28	Decompression sickness	12	Depth/time limits strictly adhered to, safety stops, medical checks conducted pre-dive	4	Instructor
29	Equipment malfunction	8	Annual maintenance according to Australian WHS standards, daily visual inspection. Small groups all instructor to safely manage any equipment failrure safely.	2	Instructor
30	Inexperience leading to panic, poor judgement or incorrect decision of students	8	Students practise basic recue procedures until competent. Small group size allows instructor to safely manage a panicked diver and maintain control of group.	3	Instructor
31	Marine life injury	6	Check sea floor before starting lesson, Awareness of cone snails, avoid contact with any marine life. Vinegar and hot water on board to treat stings.	2	Instructor
32	Underwater conditions unsafe (e.g. current too stong, extremely reduced visability)	6	Instructor cancels dive if conditions are unsafe. Small groups allow instructor to easily manage students in range of conditions.	1	Instructor
33	SCUBA (equipment) failure)	6	Instructor carries redundant equipment. PADI safety procedures are taught to students.	2	Instructor
34	Entanglement underwater	4	Students briefed on safety procedure and Instructor always carries 2 cutting tools	2	Instructor
35	Lost diver	6	Studetns are briefed on lost diver procedures daily. Surface support available to intiate search if ever necessary.	1	Insructor/skipper
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37	Barotrauma	6	Students are taught correct and slow descent/ascent protocols. Instructor alwys leads slow and considered descent and ascent. If student feels discomfort, aesent/descent is stopped until safe to continue.	2	Instructor
38	carbon monoxide poisoning	4	Compressor maintainence uplheld according to Australian standards. Routine procedure to smell and taste check individial air daily.	2	Instructor/ Shop owners/studetns
39	Gas narcosis	2	Students taught sign to indicate underwater. Instuctor makes dive more shallow.	1	Instructor
40	At the Dive centre
41	Hearing damage from compressor	2	Students not alllowed access to compressor room unless wearing ear protection	1	Instructor
42	Cuts from metal storage	4	Care to be taken moving around dive shop. Any dangerous metal to be cut/smoothed/covered. Tetnus shot optiional	1	Instructor/ Shop owners/studetns
43	Behavioural issues	6	Code of conduct, supervision	2	Instructor
44	Cultural safety	4	Respectful communication, community liaison	1	Instructor
45	COVID / infection control	6	Sanitise gear, health screening	2	Instructor
46	Environmental harm	6	No contact with any marine life, buoyancy control practised explcityly, reeef-safe sunscreen requested to eb worn.	2	Instructor
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48	Emergency Procedures
49	- Dive shop
50	- Cook Island
51	- Wave break
52	- Pool
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54	Emergency Oxygen & First Aid	On site during all dives
55	Local emergency contact
56	Evacuation route
57	Incident reporting	PADI + WorkSafe + internal procedure
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59	Dynamic Record
60	Date / Location
61	Conditions (wind, swell, visibility)
62	Group composition (experience, health)
63	Site-specific hazards
64	Additional controls required today
65	Instructor sign-off
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